PRSay

MAY 9, 2019

In a Muck Rack survey of 800 communicators, ranging from boutique agency coordinators to chief communications officers at global brands, 72 percent said that the top challenge they face is “measuring business impact,” with the second most prominent challenge (at 65 percent) overcoming the “lack of quantifiable measurement.”

Survey 67

Survey Measurement Communications Advertising 67

Cision

DECEMBER 12, 2015

Do the marketing tools and tactics you use actually keep your brand top of mind? It may be time to say out with the old (traditional TV advertising) and in with the new (brand journalism). Why Are You Writing? For Whom Are You Writing? What Are You Writing? Want proof?

Journalism 120

Journalism Brand Branding Writing 120

Sword and the Script

MAY 6, 2017

“Some 30% of respondents say when they see a brand being advertised alongside offensive material, they believe the advertiser is somehow endorsing that material; 20% do not see it as an endorsement, 33% say the brand may or may not be endorsing the material, and 16% have no opinion.”. 3) Context in measurements.

Measurement 66

Measurement Marketing Survey Advertising 66

Polaris

JANUARY 6, 2015

Think you don’t have time to write a PR brief ? And, assuming your circulate the brief to internal decision-makers for input, a written PR brief means everyone on your side of the table is aligned with the goals and PR measurement metrics. There is no one way to write a PR brief, but here are 9 elements that fit most situations.

Writing 100

Writing How To Measurement Advertising 100

Beyond PR

JUNE 28, 2016

If the agency’s role is evolving, though, so must the approach to PR measurement. In public relations, Advertising Value Equivalency (AVE) or “ad value” refers to the cost of buying the space taken up by a piece of media coverage, had that coverage been an advertisement. It’s time to look beyond ad value.

Measurement 73

Measurement Advertising Advertising Agency 73

Prohibition

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

We’re now seeing investment in digital marketing overtaking investment in traditional marketing at a rapidly increasing rate, with Britain being the largest online advertising market in Europe, and predictions that almost two-thirds of UK ad spend will be online by 2020. Set your campaign goals and make them SMART.

Measurement 62

Measurement Marketing SEO B2C 62

Newsfile

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Media monitoring involves systematically tracking and analyzing media content (such as news articles, social media posts, and broadcast segments) related to a specific brand, industry, or topic. Media monitoring tools scan various sources (print, online, social media, TV, radio) for mentions of specific keywords or brands.

Viral 52

Viral Crisis Communications SEO Reputation 52

Wildfire

AUGUST 1, 2018

So, forgive me in this blog post if I talk about the logical aspect of PR, rather than the creative, and use this as a chance to talk about measurement. PR has a reputation of being beastly to measure. We were lumped into the same boat as advertising, where measuring the effectiveness of a campaign was wholly unscientific.

Measurement 49

Measurement Analytics Google Agency 49

Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

In turn, social media experts have rushed to proclaim brands should be using video to drive better engagement. Yet the cries for fostering more brand engagement persist and it’s rapidly becoming a no-win situation for marketing. In fact, engagement on social media has never mattered less for a brand.

Social Media 117

Social Media Brand Branding Media 117

Sword and the Script

MARCH 24, 2015

The paper traces the use of pageveiws for measurement to online advertising, where CPM, or cost per thousand pageviews, became standard for advertising fees. The paper criticizes four other typical measures: unique visitors, Facebook likes, social media share sand conversion rates. Surrogate and Social Media Metrics.

Content Marketing 60

Content Marketing Measurement Marketing Analytics 60

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I believe when people write predictions, they aren’t just saying what they think will happen but revealing a reflection of sorts. This means PR pros will need to figure out how to have their clients mentioned in these outlets and learn how to measure their success.”. Brad Marley , Chief Storyteller, Yelram Media .

Marketing 215

Marketing Content Marketing Social Media Employee 215

Cision

OCTOBER 6, 2016

It’s not news that social media has taken the business world by storm, changing the way consumers research their purchases and creating an unprecedented opportunity for brands to build one-to-one relationships with their brand’s biggest fans. In PR, paid media is social media advertising, sponsored content, and email marketing.

Media Relations 331

Media Relations Newspapers Measurement Social Media 331

NewsWhip

JUNE 14, 2023

Small Business “The predictive elements in NewsWhip are 10/10 – we know when our brand is mentioned, by whom, and how widely it’s likely to be shared on social. Anonymous User in Marketing and Advertising “Simple UI; easy to use.

Leadership 78

Leadership Software Customer Service Small Business 78

Cision

JANUARY 3, 2018

Speculation runs rampant, but likely part of the cause of the budget crunch is the fact that it’s so difficult to measure results from content marketing. Know that there are tools that solve the content and earned media measurement challenge. Again, we have the issue of lack of appropriate measurement tools.

Measurement 225

Measurement Tools eBook Analytics 225

Sword and the Script

MAY 11, 2019

PR measurement can be a bit like a self-fulfilling prophecy. On one hand, it gets dinged for a lack of measurement. On the other hand, measuring some PR activities, like earned media , is far more challenging than other forms of marketing and communications. 3) Earned media improves advertising effectiveness.

Study 140

Study Media Relations Media Measurement 140

Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I have been writing about issues challenging social media and digital communications, and speaking with thought leaders on the topic. Too many brands still operate in output-only mode and then wonder why no one has noticed. This question implies that we are writing the epitaph on social media platforms and I don’t think that’s true.

Social Media 149

Social Media Marketing Media Facebook 149

Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

Public relations professionals create and maintain a positive image for their organization, often through the use of marketing, branding, and communication strategies. Marketing efforts often involve paid advertising, and the goal is to reach as many people as possible in order to increase sales. How is public relations measured?

Interviews 100

Interviews Publicity Technology Social Media 100

Onclusive

JUNE 14, 2017

Brand strategy teams set mandates around key messages by creating a boilerplate, message card, branding guidelines and so forth. Marketing’s job is then to identify key audiences and directly market to them through the lens of the brand. Marketing Goal 2: Better position your brand or product. Magazine, and more.

Marketing 170

Marketing Measurement Trends B2B 170

Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

Reaching out to people that are more likely to be receptive to your brand is more cost efficient, less time consuming and more sustainable in the long run. To be a successful marketer, you must be able to measure your strategies. Without measuring your data, you won’t know what’s working and what’s not and how to move forward.

Trends 108

Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

Cision

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Communicators today must measure the results of their efforts in an integrated manner, incorporating paid, earned, shared and owned media. The International Association for the Measurement & Evaluation of Communications (AMEC) has a new Integrated Evaluation Framework that offers a clear, focused process to help you quantify impact.

Communications 0

Communications Banking Measurement Public Affairs 0

Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

PR measurement has long been the Achilles heel of the industry. Measuring behavior is harder. Sometimes you can use UTM tags to measure an incremental online action attributable to PR, but truly measuring behavior change (sales, votes, donations) is very difficult. The company calls this Cision Activation.

Publicity 90

Publicity Media Advertising Advertising 90

Mindful Marketing

JUNE 22, 2015

Now we’ve all heard that journalism is dying and brand content is taking over and blah, blah, blah but at the end of the day the same principles apply to PR that have always applied – third party credibility and endorsement is crucial and that third party being a media outlet still matters and will continue to matter. Content is great.

Media Relations 50

Media Relations Measurement Report Media 50

PR for Anyone

JANUARY 28, 2024

Erica Keswin is a 3x WSJ bestselling author, public speaker, and consultant for various major global brands. Erica suggests that most companies will adopt some form of a hybrid model, acknowledging the benefits of flexibility while highlighting the need to measure performance effectively.

Employee 130

Employee Policies Creativity Company 130

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Whether a brand needs B2B or B2C PR next year, the steps to manage the process are similar. A good plan starts with a full accounting of the past year’s PR initiatives and their success when measured by established KPIs. It should outline the company’s purpose, measures of success, how its offering is valued, and by whom.

Exercises 136

Exercises Comparison Internal International 136

Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Those guys preach “data-driven PR” so that PR professionals and brand marketers get smarter about how and what they measure when a campaign comes to a close. Turning PR into a measurable science means there is no longer room for personal preference. Is PRTech finally in the same ballgame as MarTech or AdTech? SFM: Yes, exactly.

Data-Driven PR 150

Data-Driven PR Strategy Data Measurement 150

Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In addition, this same disruption – led by the 2024 election, the speed of misinformation and continued economic uncertainty – will require a strong measure of GRIT. Expanded brand collaboration “Partnership Paradise: 2024 will be the year of brand partnerships. Without it, customers and partners will lose loyalty to your brand.

Writing 194

Writing Communications Marketing B2B 194

Critical Mention

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As the importance of earned media continues to grow, PR pros and marketers are seeking alternative ways to drive brand awareness without spending on advertising and then access all of their mentions across the web. Before you jump into completing an earned-media strategy, it’s best to identify your brand goals. SCHEDULE A DEMO.

Strategy 75

Strategy Media Analytics Radio 75

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars.

Measurement 40

Measurement How To Analytics Customer Service 40

PRSay

JANUARY 3, 2018

Digital storytelling, social listening and native advertising will all dramatically increase in significance as well, even as blogs maintain an important role in disseminating information. New ways to measure the combined impact of public relations and marketing will likely emerge. Look for more PR shops to say they’re “data driven.”.

Publicity 167

Publicity Social Media Television Measurement 167

Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

I am a corporate communications and brand strategist with more than 25 years of experience working with global consumer brands. It’s known as a European brand and we’re here in the U.S. They’d either write a review, they would share with their friends, and they talk about it.

Ethics 52

Ethics Product Launch Corporate Consumer 52

Stephen Waddington

MARCH 10, 2019

Measurement, PR management lessons from the 50s, inaugural Comms School session, AI is marketing lipstick, wisdom of middle age, and Insta woe. I shared a thread on Twitter this week about measurement that proved so engaging that I thought I’d use it to kick off this week’s letter. Effective measurement isn’t easy.

Marketing 81

Marketing Measurement Government Report 81

Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

We were about thirty enthusiasts, PR, marketing and advertising specialists, mainly from Europe, but obviously there was a need to gather at a high level, because in just three years we were already 250 people from all over the world and the forum created its own life, again in Davos. Now everything is PR, communications, and management.

Crisis Management 83

Crisis Management Crisis Advertising Advertising 83

Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

are expected to spend more than $20 billion on social media advertising. Identify clear measures of success. Your brand must be present on social media, but it can’t “just be.” As editorial director, Jen collaborates with clients and account teams to provide counsel on messaging and voice, as well as writing and editing support.

Social Media 62

Social Media Strategy Media Nonprofit 62

The Resolution Blog

MARCH 22, 2019

In the past, calculating the AVE of a piece was the go-to method for measuring how much placements were worth compared to paid-for advertising activities. Have you had a look lately at the terms that prospective buyers of your brand may be using to research your products? Putting a price on PR coverage is notoriously difficult.

Measurement 120

Measurement Google Examples Data 120

Sword and the Script

AUGUST 30, 2022

I couldn’t find any financial data on the deal but in a separate piece for Media Post Laurie Sullivan writes that Kelp has 10 employees and “Signal AI has about 220 employees.” This is effectively native advertising, which Cision says is “proven to be more trustworthy.” I’d link to the BI story, but it’s gated. Focus on people.

Publicity 86

Publicity Survey Enterprise Pitching 86

Cision

JUNE 6, 2017

This post is an excerpt from the e-book, Listen: 5 Social Audiences Brands Can’t Afford to Ignore. . In an era where paid advertising access to consumers on television, radio, and print is drying up, influence marketing may become a primary source of consumer connection. 19 percent were piloting a program. Not anymore.

Marketing 239

Marketing Television Handbook Web 239

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Today it is unrivaled as a digital advertising platform. Most importantly from a reputation management perspective, he has pledged tangible measures to prevent such weaponization of the network in the future. If so, what Facebook does in the coming months is crucial to the future of its brand and even its business.

Facebook 157

Facebook Reputation Mobile Privacy 157